Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM
CIRCLE Sanctuary
524 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA
Dr. Fleischman will discuss Vipassana meditation as a
source of well-being that is emotionally, intellectually, socially beneficial.
The Stanford Zen Society has invited Paul R. Fleischman
M.D. to speak at Stanford.Dr. Fleischman is a Vipassana meditation teacher in
the tradition of the late S. N. Goenka. He trained in psychiatry at Yale
University and was in clinical practice for over thirty years. He has been
honored by the American Psychiatric Association for his “unique contributions
to the study of psychiatry and religion.” In the recent past he has lectured at
Brown, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, NYU and Columbia, and in many countries
around the world. He is the author of many books including “Cultivating Inner
Peace,” “Karma and Chaos,” and most recently “Wonder: When and Why the World
Appears Radiant”. Dr. Paul R.
Fleischman's praise for meditation will include realistic assessment of its
pitfalls and limits. His talk will describe his own forty plus years of following
the Path.
Cost: Free
